starve

Verb

• deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
  • he is starving her of love
    
  • The engine was starved of fuel
    

• have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

• deprive of food
  • They starved the prisoners
    

• die of food deprivation
  • The political prisoners starved to death
    
  • Many famished in the countryside during the drought
    

• be hungry; go without food
  • Let's eat--I'm starving!
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  crave , hunger , thirst , lust , famish
• Antonyms: 
  feed , give , be full